MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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